Alice Alone - by Jessica Shaw (Hardcover)

About the Book

Alice is the middle child in a big family who sneaks away for an adventure by herself and has a wonderful time being alone, until she gets lonely and finds she is happy to return to her loving family.

Book Synopsis

Alice has a BIG family. She has four older brothers and four younger sisters, which puts Alice smack-dab, kerplunk, right in the middle. And sometimes, this middle child just wants to be alone! One day, Alice sneaks away from a family gathering. She loves skipping, singing, and twirling on her own--until she realizes she's lost and feeling an itsy, bitsy, teensy, tiny bit . . . lonely. Hurriedly retracing her steps to the arms of her mushy, marvelous family, she learns that maybe being in the middle isn't so bad after all.

Review Quotes

"A cozy, relatable family story." --Kirkus Reviews

"An original, charmingly and simply delightful picture book with an important underlying lesson about the value of family..." --Midwest Book Review